Fur Trade..

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5. (people travelling) In this picture, several men are walking in a mountain. I think they're looking for animals to hunt. It shows their first step of the process of fur trade. This picture reveals the true life of the people involved in the fur trade. I can feel the difficulties in their lives through looking at this picture because their clothes don't seem very comfortable and warm, but the setting looks very cold. People could feel the tiring mood.

4. (canoe) I can see a lot of people rowing the canoe down a river. Some trees are along the bank of the river. Nature seemed very peaceful. There might be a lot of obstacles on their way to the destination, but everyone is making efforts to overcome the difficulties and all men are united together. Fur trade brings them a lot of benefits, but I think when facing danger, it's friendship that connects them together, not profits.

3. (dead animals) A row of dead animals are lying on the snow. This picture makes me think of the contents of people. People are cruel animals sometimes. Even though they have brilliant minds, they could be very cold blooded, and care about nothing except for money. The animals are also lives, and they're equal to us humans. Their parents also cherish them just like the way ours treasure us. Would you like to see humans killed by others just because of benefits? These animals deserve to be treated kindly and with respect, so I think they the fur trade might not be such a good idea since they harmed the ecological balance.

2. (bloody beast) The leopard looks as if it's dying. It must have been shot by a hunter for its fur. Blood is oozing out from the animal's mouth. It looks very scary. Its eyes are full of hatred and disgust. Maybe it's thinking of having revenge on the human who killed it. While the fur trade, a lot of innocent animals like the leopard were killed. Humans should really think over on the consequences of their actions before doing it.

1. (map) This is a map of the fur trade route. It shows the US and parts of Canada. I think the Europeans must have won a lot of profits during the fur trade, but shouldn't they care more about the nature? It makes me think of how cruel the Europeans were. They invaded the Native people's land, harmed the people and destroyed the local nature. Sometimes, people should be more foresighted.